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Figuru2-4. Installingthe ribboncartridge.
Afteryouhaveinstalledtheribboncartridge,closethe frontcover.
Leavethefrontcoverclosedduringnormaloperation.Thecoverkeepsout
dustanddirtandreducestheprinter’soperatingsounds.Openthecoveronly
to changethe ribbonor makean adjustment.
Connectingthe interfacecable
Comect the printerto yourcomputerusinga standardCentronicsparallel
interfacecable.OnaPS/2orPC/AT-typecomputer,thismeansthatyouuse
the25-pinD-typecomectoratthecomputerend,andtheAmphenol-type36-
pinconnectorattheprinterend.Theconjuration oftheprinter’scomector
is given in Chapter11 shouldyou need a cablefor connectingto another
computer.
Ifyouneedtoconnecttoaserialport,usetheoptionalSerialRS-232interface
cartridge,IS-8XL.
Followtheproceduresbelowto connecttheinterfacecable:
1. Turn off the powerswitchboththeprinterandthecomputer.
2. Connecttheinterfacecableto theprinteras shownin Figure2-5.
Makesurethatyoupresstheplugfullyintotheinterfacecomcctor.
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